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Astronomers - what the heck?
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Posted on 06/07/2015 2:49:48 AM PDT by djf

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To: Kirkwood

Lol!

Well, the verdict is in:

It is Venus!

So to be sure I just went outside with my binoculars during the day in Seattle to search for it.
It appeared almost immediately.
And I was actually able to see it IN DAYLIGHT without the binoculars!


61 posted on 06/07/2015 8:44:15 PM PDT by djf (OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
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The reason being almost near the solstice, the sun goes way, way north when it sets, and Venus which is on the ecliptic goes with it!


62 posted on 06/07/2015 8:45:45 PM PDT by djf (OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
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To: Verginius Rufus

Too bad he didn’t go to Yale and spend an afternoon with Professor Aaboe. This is the sort or egghead who doesn’t look out the window, or up in the sky, but believes in his own infallibility.

I beat the poor sap believes in Global Warming and the Affordable Care Act, too.


63 posted on 06/08/2015 3:40:36 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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